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This program equips students for careers in agricultural education across various settings such as schools, colleges, Cooperative Extension, businesses, trade organizations, and government institutions. The Department oversees a curriculum endorsed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for training agriculture instructors in public schools. This encompasses studies in agricultural production, mechanics, supplies, resources, products, forestry, horticulture, and related fields.
The curriculum includes classes in agricultural and natural resource sciences, leadership and communication, natural sciences, social sciences, and general education. Those pursuing teaching certification also complete professional coursework in education and psychology.
The majority of Penn State’s applications come from traditional, first-year students. The following types of students are considered first-year applicants (or freshman applicants, as some refer to them): Current high school student in his or her senior year; Student who has earned a high school diploma or a GED and has no post-secondary coursework; Student who has attempted 17 or fewer credits (semester hours) of college coursework at a regionally accredited college/university before attending Penn State; Current high school student who may have enrolled in another institution(s) before graduating from high school (dual enrollment); Student who may have attended Penn State on a nondegree basis.
English Language Proficiency
The following are ways in which you can satisfy the language proficiency requirement: TOEFL: A minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL or 550 on the old paper exam and a minimum of 20 in each section of the new paper exam (code #2660); IELTS: A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 on the academic test.